Soap-dish attachment for laundry trays



July 10, 1923. 1.461.263 E. R. B'UHTZ SOAP DISH ATTACHMENT FOR LAUNDRY TRAYS Filed Sept. 19 1921 gwue nto'o [EMIL it. sunra or sna rrrm,lwasnrnerou j Patented July 10, 1923.

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specification.

, My invention relatesv to ,la-und-ry tubs and;

particularly to a dish designed for; holding soap .and like articles,-which is especially adapted for attachment to laundry'tubs and moreparticularly to laundry tubswhich are molded from cement orother analogous molded products, f

The object of my invention is to provide a dish of this "character which may be attached to laundry tubs at such a point and in such a manner that it is out of the'way, particularly for the application of a wringer and other article-s to the tubs, and where it also makes conveniently accessible a bar of soap while providing a storage place therefor which is thoroughly drained. Other objects of my invention will-appear from a study of the following specification and the claims which terminate the same.

The features of my invention which I believe to be new and upon which I desire to obtain .a patent will be particularly set forth in the claims which terminate this specification.

In theaccompanying drawings I have shown my invention embodied in the form of construction which I now prefer to use.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of a pair of laundry tubs, showing my invention applied thereto, indicating the preferred location therefor. a v

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional elevation through the partition between the two tubs and the soap. dish. Figure 3 is a sectional elevation througl the soap dish and the partition, taken at right angles to that of Figure 2. Figure 4c is a sectional elevation showing a modified type of construction forthe soap dish.

In the use of laundry tubsit is very desirable to have provided a place where the soap may be placed when not in use and which will make it readily accessible when wanted. The location chosen by me for the soap dish, as best meeting these requirements, is at the top of the partition between concrete,

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tition 510 between the" two I tubs '1'; available for thezattachm'entthereto of a wringer or, any otherpieceof-apparatusi I -,.The;soap;dish 2, in theitypeflof construetioirJshown inzFigures 2 and-3, isashallowi tray, preferably :made 0f 1metal, having (6 5 drainage. opening 1 at the center of. its, length:

and fw-idth., This drainage .';opening.; 20 is,

made as, a: narrow; slot =;exte'ndiiig i transtionillusttixtedl 5,;

. To the l-owerisideof the dish and extendverselypfthe; dish in theitype of=..constr.uci l g d wnwardly, therefrom, .is a drainage p u O Conduit =3uwhich is preferably secured to the dish ieitl' erfbysoldering or by.

casting itifiintegrally therewith. .;W'hich 10f these constructions is adopted would de pendv largely upon the convenience and "cheapness of manufacture. As shown in the drawings thedrainage conduit 3 is supposed to bemade as aseparate piece and soldered to the bottom of the dish.

For better securing these together, lugs 21 are provided at the bottom ofthe soap dish, which enter the upper flared end of the. conduit 3fand thus secure the two in."

definiterelation, as well as providing con venient' surfaces forsoldering the two together. For anchoring the soap dish in the shown spurs, as 22, which project into the "The backside or edge of concrete of the partition wall 10, I have I the a...) dish is preferably provided with a flange, as 23,

cement laundry tubs to provide an overflow opening orconduit' in the partition wall 10. Such an overflow conduit is shown at 4, be-' and in position softhat the drainage coning located near the back wall of the tube duit 3 from the soap dish may discharge thereinto.

The inlet to the overflow coni cluit is shown as consisting of a short sleeve 5 provided with a discharge hole 50 in its lower side and a hole 51 in its upper side for the reception of the drainage from the conduit 3. It has end plates as 52 which are provided with holes and are clamped at opposite sides of the partition 10 by means of a bolt 53.

In Figure 4 a modified type of construction is shown in which the bottom of the soap dish 2 is made slightly higher at the center than at the ends and drainage openings 25 are employed located towards the ends of the dish so that the drip therefrom will fall into the tubs and not run down the central partition 10. To further insure dripping at a point where the soapy water will not stain the partition 10, a slightly depending flange 26 may be provided at the inner side of the drainage openings 25. This will insure dripping of the water directly into the tub and prevent the possibility of its running back and down the partition.

ll hat I claim as my invention is:

1. A soap holder for molded laundry trays comprising a metal dish having exteriorlv projecting anchoring lugs positioned in a centrally disposed transverse band and adapted to be anchored in a wall of the tub during the molding thereof.

2. A soap holder for laundry trays comanchored therein, the top of the dish being as low as the upper edge of the tray.

4. In combination a molded laundry tray having a partition therein, an overflow connection through said partition, an overflow drainage conduit embedded in said parti-' tion, a metal soap dish recessed into the upper edge of said partition above said overflow connection, and a drainage channel connecting said dish and the overflow connection, and embedded in the partition.

Signed at Seattle, King County, VVashington, this 13th day of September, 1921.

EMIL R. BUHTZ. 

